The 2019 theme for the Festival of Lights is “Lights of Freedom”. On this 15th edition of the festival, the theme was chosen to celebrate 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall.
The most impressive sights are: illumination of Berlin Dom, moving displays at: Brandenburger Tor, Hotel de Rome on Bebelplatz, Museum für Naturkunde, James-Simon-Galerie and on the Fernsehturm.
Our home for the long weekend, was the Radisson hotel, in the city center, close to the Fernsehturm, Alexander Platz and the Berliner Dom.
Day 1 (Thursday, October 17): flight Amsterdam-Berlin, at night Fernsehturm, Berlin Dom, Bebelplatz, Brandenburger Tor, James-Simon-Galerie
Day 2 (Friday, October 18): Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche, Teufelsberg; at night: Potsdamer Platz, Bebelplatz, Neuer Marstall. Lost sole of shoe about 3 km from hotel. Emergency repair with duct tape.
Day 3 (Saturday, October 19): Buy new shoes, Marienkirche, Berliner Dom roof visit; at night: Nikolaiviertel, Konzerthaus, Bebelplatz, Bode Museum, Berlin Dom
Day 4 (Sunday, October 20): Großer Stern monument, Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche, the wall, Checkpoint Charlie; at night: area around Kurfürstendamm, Großer Stern, Hauptbahnhof, Invalidenpark, Museum für Naturkunde
Day 5 (Monday, October 21): flight home Berlin-Amsterdam
17-21 October 2019